. >> liz crenshaw is here now with what you need to know about things like smoke detectors, phones and generators. let's start with the phones. cell phone and land lines, too. >> the fact is, a lot of us will have only a cell phone. most folks rely only on cell phones if the power goes out. make sure they're fully, fully charged. if you have a land line phone, that comes with your internet service, remember, when the power goes out, there may be a battery backup but not for long. you may lose internet phone service. if you only have a cordless phone connected to the land line, those aren't going to work when the power goes out. so you'll need an old-fashioned hard-wired phone with your old-fashioned hard line phone service. >> old school. >> old school. absolutely. >> all right. when it comes to losing power, what do you think about using candles? i went around the house last night and brought all the candles i could find and put them on the dining room people. >> fire officials say flashlights are the best choice during an outage. make sure you have extra batteries. candles can be ver